Digital Government
Why Spend a Billion Dollars to Map the Human Brain?
Barack Obama announced an initiative yesterday that involves significant government investment in neuroscience. So begins the international race to understand the brain.
Digital Government
Report Paints Bleak Picture of Federal Employment In Wake of Sequester
Private sector appears to be doing better, based on a Gallup analysis.
Emerging Tech
Merge the Dakotas and Ban Butterscotch Candies?
More fun with We the People petitions, courtesy of Comedy Central's Daniel Tosh.
Digital Government
Congress questions SBA spending
House Small Business chairman voices concern that "core functions" could suffer while money is spent on unnecessary travel and activities.
Digital Government
What's the story with Richard Spires?
The Conversation: FCW's reporters and editors respond to your comments.
Digital Government
Former Veterans Affairs CIO Roger Baker Joins Agilex as Chief Strategy Officer
He says he will draw on his experience with mobile and health technologies to help other agencies.
Cybersecurity
Major virtual piggybank pickpocketed
Financial Services // Social Media // Web Services
Cybersecurity
Home healthcare provider robbed of unencrypted laptop
Healthcare and Public Health // Nonprofit // Florida, United States
Cybersecurity
Hospital employees use camera phone to sell patient data
Healthcare and Public Health // Florida, United States
People
Roger Baker joins Agilex
Former CIO of Veterans Affairs is now chief strategy officer of employee-owned, analytics- and mobility-focused firm.
Digital Government
VA Reports Slight Progress as Claims Backlog Drops 2 Percent
The number of claims sitting more than 125 days fell to 613,816.
Ideas
Lawmakers to the Public: Follow Me
Members of Congress increasingly are Tweeting and posting on Facebook, according to a new report.
Digital Government
Three-Quarters of Military Brain Injuries Attributed to Accidents
Determination of battlefield TBI cases flawed by insufficient data.
Digital Government
White House Advances Controversial Nuclear Incident Response Guide
New approach is expected to relax long-held cleanup standards.
Emerging Tech
U.S. Mint Wants to Modernize its Lucrative Commemorative Coin Business
The new system should be equipped for emerging customer relations tools such as mobile and online chat.
Cybersecurity
Website of American Forces in Korea Goes Dark
Defense Department officials say initial reports indicate a hardware failure is to blame.
Digital Government
Obama seeks funds to speed neurological research
The federal government's key science agencies are collaborating in ambitious research effort.
Emerging Tech
Twitter Diplomacy Hits the Big Time
The Egyptian president tweeted angrily at the U.S. embassy Tuesday for promoting a Daily Show riff that criticized him.
Cybersecurity
Industry to government: We need help with cybersecurity
Infrastructure execs call for more coordination between agencies and private-sector stakeholders.
Digital Government